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faster unless he knew where to look.

We've got the feeds

from mass transit.

- He could be anywhere by now.

- Except

he's not running away.

He could've given himself a way

to disappear,

but look what he gave himself instead.

His Allcom security pass.

He's going back.

Get a warrant to tap phone

and data lines coming out of Allcom.

Put some bodies on that campus.

I want that machine!

Jennings and the girl were spotted.

What do you want me to do?

Nothing.

- Stay where you are.

- Nobody gets through!

- Sir!

- I didn't do anything!

Settle down!

All the metal detectors on level four

just went off. Ball bearings.

Just down the hall

from the metal detectors.

Pull the guards off the Jennings lab.

Let him slip in, think he's fooled us.

Once he's fixed the machine,

take him.

I built this.

This door shouldn't be open.

There's something wrong.

They're expecting us.

Better close this door behind us.

And keep it shut.

- He's in.

- Confirmed. He's in.

Once we confirm he's at the machine,

let's go after him.

I thought we were gonna wait for him

to come out.

I can't wait! Jennings

or the machine, I don't care,

as long as I get one. Let's go!

This will do. Watch out.

- What are you doing?

- Smashing the lock.

Hold on a second.

You can't just smash the thing.

They'll still be able to get in.

We gotta jam the outside reader.

Let's go.

Let's take a look at the future

before we destroy this thing.

I bugged it. I rigged it so Jimmy

wouldn't use it against me.

Then you can fix it, right?

Now, where would I have planted

that bug?

Maybe on one of the motherboards.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

we won't be needing this, OK?

You're dangerous with that thing.

You must have given yourself

something to help you find it.

The only things left

are the bullet and... this.

- Crossword?

- Yeah.

Look at this.

Twelve down.

Maybe it's here.

Nine, ten, eleven, twelve.

Let's take a look.

Maybe it's a circuit diagram.

I wouldn't have put it

in the primary path.

Twelve down.

Take him.

OK, corridor three, sublevel A,

Jennings' lab.

All right, let's put this thing

to good use one last time.

Let's get us out of here.

That's in the lab.

It's the catwalk.

Look, I've changed my future before

using this thing. I can do it again.

Don't have time. Gotta

destroy this before they get it.

Reprogram the door

to Jennings' lab, please.

Now.

He must've done something

to the controller.

- How are we gonna get out of here?

- I don't know.

Clear!

- What are you doing?

- These are liquid hydrogen.

They're used to cool the machine.

They fire in order.

Number one just fired.

When it gets down to number six here,

that's all she wrote.

I'll see you when this goes off, Jimmy.

Come on!

You see?

You judge too soon.

They went out through the vent.

Spread out, find them.

Position three standing by.

Come on.

Freeze!

Look out.

Seal off all exits to the lab.

All right, Jennings,

let's see what you've been up to.

Rachel, go for the door, OK?

Drop the gun.

Drop the gun.

Looks like Michael's

got a date on the catwalks.

Let's make sure he makes it.

- Let's go.

- We can't take the catwalk.

I know. We won't, I promise.

Come on, let's go.

- Michael! What are you doing?

- Go. I'll distract them.

- Go, please.

- No!

Listen to me. This is my debt.

I built this machine.

- I have to pay for it.

- You come with me now!

You promised

you'd change your fate!

Please, we don't have time.

If you love me, if you care

about me, go. Have a good life.

Remember me.

Damn you.

Jimmy.

You want to kill me,

come do it yourself.

Here I am. You want me?

Come get me.

- Hi, Jimmy.

- Hi, Mike.

- Looks like this is it, huh?

- It is, Mike.

- You only have yourself to blame.

- That's a lie.

You can't change your fate.

You're gonna die today.

Maybe.

But you're not going to kill me.

That's right, Mike.

I've seen the future.

Still think you can

change your fate, Mike?

I am the future, Mike!

- Rethrick has Jennings.

- Retire him.

- What?

- We have the machine.

We can't risk its creator falling

into the wrong hands. Come on.

Don't blame me.

You and Michael would've lived

happily ever after, no memory wipe.

He saw something he didn't like.

He's the one who decided

he wanted to stop the program.

Look at it this way,

you did change the future, Michael.

Before you interfered

you both would've lived

and we would still be friends,

instead of ending up like this.

It wasn't meant to be.

Giving up so easy?

Don't you believe in second chances?

To tell you the truth, I do.

Go, go, go.

Rachel!

Let's go.

Look.

Any records? Any papers?

Explosion destroyed everything.

- Are we trying to salvage that or what?

- I guess we don't get the machine.

Any sign of Jennings?

No, I'm afraid he didn't make it.

What was Shorty thinking,

starting a nursery?

I mean, these plants

are on life-support.

What do you mean? Really?

He told me he had a green thumb.

Gangrene is more like it.

Lucky for Shorty, I'm a biologist.

Lucky for both of us,

since I failed biology,

- I'm no help to either one of you.

- So you say.

Too bad, though,

because I'm looking for a partner

- for a start-up company.

- Really? Doing what?

We're gonna save the world.

I don't think I'm your guy.

But would you settle for someone

who wants to help you change it?

- OK.

- Good.

So how does it end for us, Michael?

I mean, what's in our future?

You know, I don't know.

I kind of like it that way.

- I do know one thing.

- What's that?

I never want to forget anything

ever again.

Break it up, break it up.

The birdman cometh.

- Shorty.

- It's dinner.

- You found them.

- Yes, I did.

- Who does everything for everybody?

- You do.

- You're right.

- You're my hero.

Thank you very much.

- You hear that? I'm a hero.

- That's great.

I think I remember.

Are those our birds?

Yes, of course they are.

We bought them together.

You remember the birds? Well done.

You could see into the future

and all you remember

are Polly and Tweety there.

Why not remember something

that'd make us rich?

- Wait a second.

- What is it?

- I think there was something else.

- No, no, no.

The envelope's empty.

Don't worry about it.

Hold on. I'm working backward here.

"If you only look where you can't go,

you will miss the riches below."

I must've known you'd never

get rid of these birds.

Of course not. They're family.

So I knew this would be here.

What only looks where it can't go?

A caged bird.

"You will miss the riches below."

The riches below.

What is that?

Well, that's a $90-million

lottery ticket.

- Wait. Wait a minute.

- It's $90 million.

- Nice.

- Yes, I'm proud of it.

Wait a minute. No.

- Wait.

- What are you doing?

You know what?

I think now's a good time

to discuss my commission, 33%.

- I thought it was 5.

- No, 33.

- Thirty-three percent!

- He deserves it.

It was found on my premises.

I'll get back to you.

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